Pencil-holder.



H. P. ROBERTS.

i INVENTUY:

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. HENY :3935.318 QF BOSTON; Massfacirusirrtlfsl i PENCIL-HOLDER; y

ySpeceation of Letters Patent.l 1 Patented 'NOV'. 6, 19217# y applicati@nieiivpvenber 153916.'. sentirne.' 131,419."

Be it known that 'I,HENRYVVP.

i citizen of the United States, residing Aat. Bos

Con, county of..Suifolk, State, ofMassachusetts,have invented a certainnew and'luseful Improvement in lPencilIlolders, of vwhich the followingis a speciflcatiomreferenee lbeing 4had thereinl to the j accompanyingdrawings.

` Myxinventionzhas vfor :its object. anovel 5, holder for pencils or thelike which Lis prof,

sive or the like. A hole 2O through the cap yvided with a strip ofpaper, fabric or other suitable material wound up within the holder on aspring roller. The device is so arranged that the strip may Vbe readilydrawn out at one side of theholder when desired to be used, and whenreleased will automatically wind up on the roller within the holder sothat the pencil may be em-` ployed for writing or the like. The fabricstrip is adapted to have a calendar or like matter printed thereon andis printed on one side only, the other side being left blank formemoranda, such as a telephonelist. In order to facilitate the use ofthe strip I provide means for engaging the strip when drawn out toretain it in its drawn out position.

My invention will be fully understood when taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings and the novel features Vwill be pointed out andclearly deined in the shown a holder of tubular shape which may consistof any well known material such as wood, hard rubber, ber board or thelike. The holder comprises a main portion 11 and a pencil holdingportion 12 of less diameter than the portion 11 and adapted to receive apencil 13. At 14 is shown a slot -which is parallel with the airis ofthe holder through which a fabric strip 15 or the like is adapted topass. The free end of the strip 15 is provided with a bead member 9'which is somewhat larger than'the slot 14 and afvfords a convenientmeans for pulling out the strip from the holder or case '11, and saidmember 9 also serves as a stop to limit the inward movement of the strip15 when the latteris' drawn into saidholder lorcase byits i .@QfssmalWinding .Spring Within the Vholder is journaled ya, roller `16 one endofwhich rotatesin Aafbearing17 formed atv the'junction lof portions i11Iand 12 of the holder and Vthe otherendof which is adapted to rptateina capl18. The cap 18 is preferablyfformed as, shown being provided witha 'shank 19* adapted to be received Vin theA end. 0f the' `holder audit@Abe Secured theretom any suitable manner such as by adhe- 18 forms abearing for the roller 16. The

In order to secure the spring 23 to the rollerk so that the device maybe readily assembled and inexpensively constructed, I provide the spring23 with'a bent end 24 which is adapted to fit within a hole 25 in theshoulder 26 formed by the portion l21. In the same man-V rner I providethe other end of the spring 23 with a bent Lend 27 which is adapted tobe received within a corresponding hole 28 in the cap 18. In theconstruction shown the roller 16, with the strip 15, wound thereon, isinserted in the case or holderl 11, when-the cap 18 is removed. The endof the said strip is then drawn out through the slot 14 and the beadvstop member 9'is then attached -to the end of the said strip by anadhesive,

said end being received in a groove in said vst op member. The cap 18 isthen inserted in place and one end of the spring 23 entered in.'y

the hole 28 in the said cap. proper'tor-v sional stress may now be givento thespring 23 by turning said cap, and `the latter will i afterward beretained in place either by friction or byl an adhesive which has beenap-` plied to theshank 19 thereof. In the operation of thus winding upthe spring 23 the. roller on which Vthe strip 15 is wound will beprevented from turning by the bead stop 9.

Means for retaining the strip `15of paper or the like in drawn-outposition, so that it- Inay be readily used as a memorandum sheet,

consists of a clip 29, preferably of spring metal, which partiallysurrounds and frictionally engages the holder or case 11said4 cliphaving a snug fit on said'case. The clip 29 is provided With anout-turned end 80 which may be pressed against by the finger of the userWhen it is desired to engage its opposite blunt end With the strip oi'rib? bon, paper or the like7 when the clip is to be partially turnedabout the holder or case 1l, andthus cause said clipto serve4 as astopto prevent said strip 15, When pulled out, from being drawn into theholder or'case ll until said clip is released from said strip.

The device 'embodying my invention is particularly adapted for use as anadvertising novelty, the strip affording abundant space for advertisingmatter in additionto any other printed matter desired. i

What I claim is:

ln a device of the character described-'the combination with atubularlholder provided VCopies of this patent may be obtained forlvecents each, by addressing Washingtom D. G.

With a slot in one side, of a spring-actuated roller mounted in saidholder, a strip to be Wound on said roller by the force of its spring,said strip extending outward through said slot7 a spring metal clippartly sur-L rounding and frictionally engaging said holder and having ablunt end adaptedto be forced, by a partial turning movement about saidholden yinto frictional engagement With said strip, so that said clipWill serve as a stop to yhold said strip in any desired drawn-outposition4 in opposition to the stress of said spring, the opposite endof said clip being slightly outeturned for convenient engagement whensaid strip is to be partially turned on` said holder. In testimonyWhereoi'fl al'IiX my signature.

HENRY P. ROBERTS.

the Commissioner of' Patents,

